Office of the Chief Information Officer &
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Peer Review Plans

Title and Description:

SEDAR 48: Southeastern U.S. Black Grouper

This information product is a determination of the condition and status of the fishery resource stocks (Southeastern US Black Grouper) relative to definitions for overfishing and overfished status. The information includes impacts of various management scenarios on the status of the stocks, estimates of management benchmarks, and recovery trajectories for those stocks determined to be overfished. The information is provided to the appropriate regional fishery management agencies to be used as the basis of their management decisions, which are subsequently approved and disseminated by the Secretary of Commerce through NOAA Fisheries.

Peer reviewers will be designated by an outside agency, Center for Independent Experts.

Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? no

Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? yes

How and When? Oral and written comments will be accepted during designated comment periods during the review workshop, as well as Council comment periods and during Council SSC review, per Council guidelines.

Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? yes.